Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita was 91.67 current US$ per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita in Namibia, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 91.67 current US$ per person for net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 18.9% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita in Namibia peaked at 159.4 current US$ per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0096 current US$ per person, in 1983.
That places Namibia 56th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0249 current US$ per person | — |
| 1983 | 0.0096 current US$ per person | -61.2% |
| 1985 | 4.8 current US$ per person | +49747.1% |
| 1986 | 12.89 current US$ per person | +168.3% |
| 1987 | 14.15 current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 18.29 current US$ per person | +29.2% |
| 1989 | 45.39 current US$ per person | +148.2% |
| 1990 | 87.36 current US$ per person | +92.5% |
| 1991 | 127.47 current US$ per person | +45.9% |
| 1992 | 97.41 current US$ per person | -23.6% |
| 1993 | 101.11 current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 88.09 current US$ per person | -12.9% |
| 1995 | 118.82 current US$ per person | +34.9% |
| 1996 | 112.95 current US$ per person | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 97.77 current US$ per person | -13.4% |
| 1998 | 104.36 current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 100.56 current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 83.8 current US$ per person | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 58.97 current US$ per person | -29.6% |
| 2002 | 71.44 current US$ per person | +21.1% |
| 2003 | 77.39 current US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 90.28 current US$ per person | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 57.66 current US$ per person | -36.1% |
| 2006 | 74.97 current US$ per person | +30.0% |
| 2007 | 109.41 current US$ per person | +45.9% |
| 2008 | 100.38 current US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 159.4 current US$ per person | +58.8% |
| 2010 | 121.34 current US$ per person | -23.9% |
| 2011 | 129.62 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 115.03 current US$ per person | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 115.89 current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 97.84 current US$ per person | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 59.97 current US$ per person | -38.7% |
| 2016 | 69.77 current US$ per person | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 75.97 current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 61.88 current US$ per person | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 54.64 current US$ per person | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 66.51 current US$ per person | +21.7% |
| 2021 | 65.36 current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 113.03 current US$ per person | +72.9% |
| 2023 | 91.67 current US$ per person | -18.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 91.67 current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.17 current US$ per person, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 91.67 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.5 current US$ per person, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +49747.1% | 0.0096 current US$ per person | 4.8 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0249 current US$ per person | 0.0249 current US$ per person | 0.0249 current US$ per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 15.92 current US$ per person | 0.0096 current US$ per person | 45.39 current US$ per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 103.59 current US$ per person | 87.36 current US$ per person | 127.47 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.37 current US$ per person | 57.66 current US$ per person | 159.4 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.19 current US$ per person | 54.64 current US$ per person | 129.62 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.14 current US$ per person | 65.36 current US$ per person | 113.03 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 96.6 current US$ per person compare
- 54 Haiti 92.6 current US$ per person compare
- 55 Panama 92 current US$ per person compare
- 57 Cambodia 90.75 current US$ per person compare
- 58 Eswatini 89.74 current US$ per person compare
- 59 Guinea-Bissau 87.73 current US$ per person compare
More aid effectiveness data for Namibia
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 85,039 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 42,593 current US$ (2021)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 124,059 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 15.16 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 435,873 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 134.19 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 634,719 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 356,106 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 18,973 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 6.26 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita in Namibia?
- Net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita in Namibia was 91.67 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 159.4 current US$ per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0096 current US$ per person in 1983.
- How does Namibia rank for net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita?
- Namibia ranks 56th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net official development assistance received (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net official development assistance received (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net official development assistance received Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net official development assistance received (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.